Illumination inventions 02/07

20070041166 - High brieghtness led lamp: An LED lamp includes a base having a receiving groove, a circuit board which is inserted through the receiving groove into the inside of the base and has two through holes, and an LED package having an LED, a shell surrounding the LED and mounted on the base, and two... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070041167 - Medical lighting apparatus: A medical lighting apparatus includes single or plural LED units. Each of the LED units comprises a plurality of concave reflecting surfaces and an LED element disposed in front of each of the reflecting surface so as to radiate light toward each of the reflecting surfaces. Each of the LED... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070041168 - Luminous container: A luminous container (1) comprises a container body (2) to support one or more objects (10) and a luminous surface (8) on or in the container, wherein, in use, said luminous surface glows in the dark identifying the container and/or the or each object.... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070041169 - Interior/exterior component with electroluminescent lighting and soft touch switching: A light panel includes an outer layer, a first proximity switch, an electroluminescent element and a base portion. The outer layer includes a translucent portion. The first proximity switch is disposed beneath the outer layer and has first and second electrically conductive switch portions that are arranged to form an... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070041172 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly for a display includes a microwave generating member, a light-generating member and a light-guiding member. The microwave generating member generates a microwave and light-generating member generates light by using the microwave. Light-guiding member is connected to light-generating member to guide light generated from light-generating member. The backlight... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070041170 - Direct type backlight system: A direct type backlight with light-guide diffusing system and light source includes at least one light source, at least one light-guide diffusing system, a reflecting material placed below the light source and the light-guide diffusing system, a diffusing film placed above the light source and the light-guide diffusing system, and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070041171 - Illumination device, light guide plate, surface light source device and illumination unit: Illumination device/surface light source device provides an increased and uniformalized emission brightness. A plurality of fluorescent lamps are disposed in parallel with each other at a certain interval between a reflection sheet and light flux control member. A back face of the light flux control member is provided with recesses... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070041173 - Structure of direct type backlight module with high uniform emitting light: A structure of direct type backlight module with high uniform emitting light explores a design of lenticular lens of diffusing plate. The lenticular lens is against the central location of light source, where the light of lamp is scattered and the curvature of said lenticular lens far away light source... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070041175 - Bright radial outdoor umbrella: A bright radial outdoor umbrella, in which a battery box for containing the battery R is designed in the upper umbrella nest on the middle axis of ribs, distributing concentrically at the upper umbrella nest with many LEDs under series connection. And the touch switch fixed at the outside hemline... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070041174 - Led illuminated glow stick: An LED illuminated glow stick apparatus uses multicolored LEDs to illuminate an optically transmitting tube that is encased in a soft cushion that is at least partially transparent. The LED illuminated glow stick is capable of glowing in a variety of different colors. It is reusable and rechargeable and safe... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070041176 - Pair of shining swimming goggles: A pair of shining swimming goggles comprises a pair of swimming goggles, a shining module and an electric conducting portion. The shining module is embedded in an inner portion of the swimming goggles. The electric conducting portion is disposed on a surface of the swimming goggles. The electric conducting portion... Agent: Hsiu-ying Sung

20070041177 - Bidirection-rotational conducting device: A bidirection-rotational conducting device has a pen cap. The pen cap can be twisted in two opposite directions, and a light emitting body cab be turned on and switch off accordingly. At the same time, a refill unit of the bidirection-rotational conducting device will extend outwardly in accordance to the... Agent: Lin Tsung-ming

20070041178 - Illuminating clip for pen: The present invention is aimed to provide a clip for pen, in particular, the marks or logo on the clip can emit light and slide on rails. The illuminating clip includes a conducting clamp (6), at least an illuminating device (7), the conducting clamp (6) having a first and second... Agent: Sally Chang

20070041179 - Patio palm tree: An artificial palm tree assembly for insertion into a table, preferably a patio table, is provided. The artificial palm tree assembly comprises a palm head comprising a crown element and a plurality of tree elements attached to the crown element of the palm head. Each of the tree elements comprises... Agent: Richard B. Klar

20070041180 - Portable illumination apparatus: The present invention provides a portable illumination apparatus that is quickly installed into an existing cupboard or cabinet. The portable illumination apparatus runs on battery power and typically includes incandescent lamps, or LED lamps. An automatic on/off switching unit is responsive to the opening and closing of the cabinet door.... Agent: David Giglio, Esq.

20070041181 - Lighting device for military use: There is provided a portable lighting device including an arrangement for releasable attachment to a stationary surface. The device includes a housing at least partly enclosing lighting elements and a base plate, mountable onto the stationary surface. The housing and base plate are securely joinable together by a first pin... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070041182 - Fluorescent lamp for lighting applications: A lighting device comprises a serpentine shaped CCFL, a driver driving the CCFL, a connector that allows the device to connect to and receive power from conventional power sockets, and a fixture that connects them into a single device. Such device can be used for general lighting purposes and replaces... Agent: Parsons Hsue & De Runtz LLP

20070041183 - Detachable light-emitting device: This invention presented is a detachable light-emitting device having a head connecting portion and a base integrally formed. The base has a circuit board installed thereon, assembled with a light permeable portion. A switch, a power outlet for holding a battery and luminous bodies on the circuit board and placed... Agent: Ping-tung Su

20070041184 - Artistic bulbs: Artistic bulb assemblies include a tubular neon sign type lamp containing neon or other noble gases. The (bent) tube is connected mechanically and coupled electrically to a housing having electrical components therein. The housing has a standard threaded base for connection to a standard line voltage as socket. The threaded... Agent: Edward D. Manzo Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo,

20070041185 - Vehicle lighting device and led light source therefor: The disclosed subject matter aims to provide a vehicle lighting device and an LED light source therefore. Accurate temperature detection of an LED chip and associated phosphor can be monitored in real time. The LED light source can include at least one LED chip mounted on a base and a... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy, LLP

20070041186 - Opto-electronic package, and methods and systems for making and using same: In one embodiment, an opto-electronic package includes a substrate, a cavity, mounting pads and transverse walls interspersed along the cavity, pads separated by transverse walls, and transverse walls being lower than cavity-defining walls; and LED dice mounted to the pads. In another embodiment, a system is disclosed for backlighting an... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070041187 - Preset welding spot structure of a backlight module: A backlight module with at least one backup welding spot comprises a backlight module having a support substrate; at least one light emitting diode; at lease one welding spot located near a respective one of the at least one light emitting diode; wherein the welding spot serves to be welded... Agent: T.t. Cheng

20070041188 - Snap on christmas lights!: Setting up a lights display on a Christmas tree is usually fun, but sometimes is accompanied with frustration over individual lights that do not work, causing either the whole strand or half the strand not to stay lit. Snap on Christmas Lights! offer an alternative in that each light has... Agent: John Angelos / Gwendulyn Angelos

20070041190 - Bottom lighting module: A bottom lighting module comprises a PCB, a reflection sheet and plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The PCB has a first face, a second face opposing to the first face and a opening connecting spatially the first face and the second face. The reflection sheet is disposed on the first... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070041189 - Decorative lighting attachment process: The present invention provides devices and methods which allow rapid and convenient mounting, aligning and patterning strings of decorative light bulbs and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on flat surfaces, curved surfaces, generally cylindrical structures such as the trunks of outdoor and indoor trees, branching objects such as branching tree structures... Agent: Glenn M. Mchinnis

20070041191 - Light emitting device: A light emitting device of the present invention includes an LED substrate and a sealing resin portion which seals the LED substrate, the sealing resin portion having a silicone resin having a refractive index n3 to which a fluorescent material having a refractive index n1 and fine particles having a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070041193 - Interactive shoe light device: An interactive shoe light device includes at least one power source, at least one motion switch to generate an activation signal in response to an electrical engagement within the motion switch, the activation signal indicating at least duration of electrical engagement within the motion switch, an integrated circuit functioning as... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070041192 - Mobile phone holder: A mobile phone holder includes: a bottom plate having a first coupling part; a top plate having a second coupling part; and a light emitting unit mounted on the top plate. The top plate is connected movably to the bottom plate, and is movable between an unfolded position and a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070041194 - Searchlight improvement structure: A searchlight improvement structure comprises an electrical cable with a plug and four leads to supply power source to the searchlight, a lamp means mounted in a lamp housing having a vertical drive means for tilting the lamp means in a vertical direction, a base means for mounting the lamp... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070041196 - Heat radiating structure for use in image projecting apparatus: Disclosed herein is a heat radiating structure for radiating the heat generated by a lamp in an image projecting apparatus for projecting an image onto a screen to display the image thereon, including a heat sink for radiating heat generated by the lamp, the heat sink including heat transfer means... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070041195 - Light emitting assembly: A light emitting assembly includes at least one light emitting device having a thermally conductive diode seat and a light emitting diode mounted on the diode seat, and a thermally conductive heat-dissipating device having a seat body that has an upper surface on which the diode seat is mounted. The... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070041197 - Reflector, light source device and projection display apparatus: A concave mirror substance 1 constituting a reflector is composed of a base material having a high thermal conductivity such as aluminum etc. An infrared-to-heat converting layer 2 is film-formed by anodizing the substrate formed of aluminum etc., so as to absorb light in a wavelength range which passes through... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070041198 - Lamp assembly having a reflected component: A lighting assembly includes a base and a reflector component fixedly secured to the base. A cover is fixedly secured to the reflector component. A light source is disposed between the reflector component and the cover. The light source emits light therefrom. The lighting assembly also includes a reflective surface... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070041199 - Illuminator, led illuminator, and imaging device with illuminator: The invention comprises an imaging mechanism, and an LED illuminator which emits illuminating light to an imaging area of the imaging mechanism. The LED illuminator includes a light emitting module having light emitting elements arranged therein, a Fresnel lens which brings light from the light emitting module into parallel rays... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070041200 - Lighting apparatus: The present invention comprises a method of enhancing illumination by a variety of lamp types through the use of reflective technologies, for example, replacement of expensive high intensity density of mercury vapor lamps with low wattage fluorescent tubes having at least one and in some cases, up to three reflective... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070041201 - Variable focussing parabolic reflective lighting system: A lighting system includes a bright bulb installed in front of a variable reflector assembly comprising a plurality of leaves. The leaves have some overlap and are pivotally attached near the base of the bulb, so that they can be collapsed inward or expanded outward in tandem by a mechanism.... Agent: Jennifer L. Bales

20070041202 - Gas discharge lamp power supply: A gas discharge lamp power supply having a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending from the base, and opposed first and second end walls extending from the base between the opposed side walls. The first end wall has a sloped wall extending angularly between the side walls, and... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070041203 - Lamp arm fixing device of a junction box for a pendent lamp: A lamp arm fixing device of a junction box for a pendent lamp includes a lamp holder and a connection housing. When the connection housing is completely inserted in the lamp holder, the engaging plate of the lamp holder engages the positioning screw portion at one end of the connection... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070041204 - Vehicle interior illuminating system: There is provided a vehicle interior illuminating system. The system comprises a storage space arranged in the vehicle interior. The system comprises a light source arranged away from said storage space and irradiating light to the vehicle interior. The system further comprises a reflector arranged in the vehicle interior to... Agent: Mazda North American Operations

20070041205 - Multisectional building element with connection seam and method to manufacture same: A component assembly includes a first part having a transparent section. The first part defines an outer surface. A second part is fixedly secured to the first part at a portion of the transparent section. The first and second parts create a connecting seam through the portion of the transparent... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070041206 - Motorized lamp adjuster: A motorized adjuster (30) is used for adjusting the aim of a lamp. The adjuster has a housing (32) and a motor (36). An output shaft (38) passes through the housing and is operably connected to the motor. A ball stud (60) is moved by actuation of the motor and... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20070041207 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp 10 including a basic lamp unit for forming a main light distribution pattern, and an additional lamp unit for forming auxiliary light distribution patterns. The additional lamp unit includes a projection lens, and a plurality of light source chips 72 to 77 disposed in the vicinity of... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070041208 - Readily repairable lamp including a light emitting diode (led): A lamp includes a lamp cover, a light emitting diode (LED), and a lamp holder, wherein the lamp holder includes an inner cover and an outer cover. The inner cover includes a pair of movable parts each having a top portion and a bottom portion. Two longitudinal channels are formed... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070041209 - Visual marker for hunters and outdoorsmen: The present invention is a lighted visual marker or beacon for use primarily by outdoorsmen. The device utilizes LED bulbs that emit a green light that is inoffensive to nocturnal wildlife so as not to alarm them. The device may be mounted to or suspended from a tree or mounted... Agent: James M. Francis

20070041210 - Optical element and lighting device provided therewith: An optical element that condenses light emitted from a light source has: an entrance surface where the light enters; an exit surface from which the light entering inside via the entrance surface; and a reflection surface that directs, to the exit surface by total reflection, part of the light entering... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070041211 - Diffusers and methods of manufacturing: A structure including an integrally formed diffuser may be formed by depositing a first layer including a first polymerizable material and another material, and depositing a second layer including a second polymerizable material adjacent the first layer. The first and second layers are simultaneously irradiated with light that causes the... Agent: Ronald D. Trice

20070041213 - Adjustable mount: An adjustable mount for mounting a flat panel display screen on a support comprises a first component adapted for securement to said support and forming a rear of the mount, a second component engaged with the first component and forming a front of the mount to which the screen is... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070041212 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes a light-generating device, a receiving container, a first heat-dissipating member, a heat-blocking member, and a second heat-dissipating member. The receiving container receives the light-generating device. The first heat-dissipating member contacts the receiving container. The heat-blocking member is disposed on the first heat-dissipating member. The second heat-dissipating... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070041214 - Rod type light emitting device and method for fabricating the same: A rod type light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed, wherein rods are formed of a material capable of emitting light on a first polarity layer, and a second polarity layer is formed to wrap around each of the rods, such that a light emitting... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP Song K. Jung

20070041215 - Backlight module and light guide plate therein and method for diminishing corner shadow area: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a lamp and an optical microstructure. The light guide plate has an edge side. The lamp is disposed on the edge side of the light guide plate. The lamp has an electrode end. The light guide plate... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070041216 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A backlight module (20) includes a light source (21), a prism sheet (23) and a light guide plate (22). The light guide plate includes an incident surface (221), an emitting surface (223), a bottom surface (222) and a plurality of depressions (224). The emitting surface is located adjoining the incident... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070041217 - Mold frame capable of enhancing luminance in a light assembly: A mold frame that is useful for enhancing the luminance and reducing leakage current in a display device or a backlight assembly is presented. The mold frame includes a first face and a second face. The mold frame covers the ends of each of a plurality of lamps and supports... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070041219 - Lamp clip, backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly with enhanced reliability is presented. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a lamp clip and a shrink tube. The lamps generate light, and each of the lamps includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The lamp clip includes a body and a connecting portion.... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070041218 - Light-guiding device having a sleeve part able to be mounted on a through hole of a panel: A light-guiding device applicable to a panel having at least a through hole includes a sleeve part and a light guide. The sleeve part is able to be mounted on the through hole, and includes a first combining portion and a positioning portion corresponding to the panel for positioning the... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070041220 - Led-based luminaire: An LED-based luminaire includes a driver configured to convert line voltage into a desired power configuration. Elongate fasteners attach one or more LED-based lighting modules to a mount member and also to energized poles of the power driver. The fasteners communicate electrical energy from the power driver to the lighting... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070035940 - Direct backlight module: A direct backlight module is disclosed, which comprises: a frame; at least a light source, being arranged in the frame; a diffuser, being disposed over the frame; and at least an optical film, being disposed over the diffuser, comprising a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; wherein... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070035942 - Backlight module having supporting posts and bumpy reflective plate: An exemplary backlight module (100) includes a diffusion sheet (110), a plurality of light sources (120), a plurality of supporting posts (130), a plurality of fasteners (140), and a reflective plate (150). The supporting posts are disposed generally between the reflective plate and the diffusion sheet to form a gap... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070035941 - Method for increasing the uniformity of a flat panel light source and the light source thereof: Disclosed are a method for improving the uniformity of a flat panel light source and the light source thereof. It achieves a diffusion effect by blurring the lighting surface of the light module, thereby makes the outgoing lights more uniform. The blurring process can be performed on the inner or... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070035943 - Shining utensil assembly for use in bar and kitchen: An utensil assembly includes a base, and several utensils; the base has several fitting portions on an upper side thereof, an IC board therein, and several light emitting diodes, which are held in respective ones of the fitting portions, and connected to and controlled with the IC board; each of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070035944 - Convertible flashlight and area light with an aperture shutter: A lighting device (10) which is adapted to be converted between a flashlight mode and an area light mode includes a housing (14) to receive a power supply (28), a light source (46) associated with the housing (14) and a tubular lens (34) surrounding the light source (46), a reflector... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20070035945 - Double-sided light box: A structure for double-sided light box, comprising a frame having a plurality of wiring ducts disposed on its inner surface for placing electric wires, said frame having two trenches correspondingly disposed on an outer rim of said frame, an upper and a lower lid pivotally connected to said trench with... Agent: Dennison, Schultz, Dougherty & Macdonald David E. Dougherty

20070035946 - Display device: In a liquid crystal TV, there is provided a direct back light for increasing brightness in the vicinity of the center of a screen. Plural fluorescent tubes are used for backlight, and the respective two fluorescent tubes are paired and driven. The arrangement intervals of the respective pairs are made... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070035947 - Illumination system and illumination module thereof: An illumination module includes a plurality of LEDs and a control circuit, wherein each of the LEDs generates a beam in a unique color and the control circuit, electrically connected to the LEDs, periodically switches among the LEDs to illuminate at a switching rate and in a switching sequence in... Agent: Douglas J. Christensen Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070035948 - Light guide plate and backlight module using the same: A backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (23), a reflecting member (21) and a plurality of light source (22). The light guide plate has a light incidence surface (231) and a light-emitting surface (232) opposite to the light incidence surface. The reflecting member faces the light incidence surface... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070035949 - Methods and apparatus for operating very high pressure short arc discharge lamps: A high pressure discharge lamp system and a method for operating a high pressure discharge lamp are provided. The method includes rotating the discharge lamp around its longitudinal axis. The discharge lamp or a lamp assembly including the discharge lamp and a reflector may be rotated through specified angles at... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070035950 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal module: A backlight unit is adapted for increasing the brightness uniformity and life span of a light source, and a liquid crystal module using the same. A light unit includes a light source; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the light source; a peltier device for increasing and decreasing... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070035951 - Lighting equipment for a kitchen ventilator: A lighting equipment is provided in the housing of a kitchen ventilator with a plurality of LEDs. When the light equipment is turned on, power will be transmitted by a circuit to the LEDs, the LEDs are power saving, and the light of the LEDs is stable and irradiant. The... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070035952 - Method for producing a medium for reproducing three-dimensional configurations: According to a method for producing a medium for the real or virtual reproduction of three-dimensional configurations, these configurations are recorded by exposing a film, which is provided with lens arrangements, to light via the lenses. A three-dimensional image is produced by viewing the entire lens matrix arrangement and can... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070035953 - Lamp module and projection apparatus using the same: A lamp module comprises a light source, a main reflector and an elliptical sub-reflector. The light source has a first arc and a second arc. The distance between the first arc and the second arc is an initial arc gap, and the light source is used for generating a light... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070035954 - Device for detecting the dirt accumulation on a transparent covering pane in front of a optical unit: Disclosed is an environment detection system having two emitters of electromagnetic waves and two correspondingly directed receivers for receiving reflections of the emitted waves. The first emitter with a first receiver is directed towards a first target area and the second emitter with the second receiver is directed towards a... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070035955 - Light for use for a passenger seat: A lighting element for use for a passenger seat may be integrated in a backrest of the passenger seat, particularly to illuminate an area behind the passenger seat.... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070035956 - Lighted rod assembly and method of use: A lighted rod assembly, such as for mounting on a vehicle, such as a bicycle, motorcycle, wheelchair, scooter, baby stroller, and the like. In certain embodiments, the lighted rod assembly includes a power supply line extending along a rod and a plurality of electric light sources spaced along the length... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070035957 - Light and/or signalling device with light emitting diodes for motor vehicles: The invention concerns a lighting and/or signalling device for motor vehicles comprising a housing equipped with a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on a movable plate, at least one device for cooling the said diodes, comprising at least one first fixed heat sink, at least one second movable heat... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070035958 - Fitting with an integrated light source especially a roof liner: A fitting, especially a roof liner for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is provided with a flat light source having a plate-shaped light guide which radiates light in the direction of the visible side of the fitting. The front surface of the plate-shaped light guide protrudes at least... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070035959 - Continuous led instrument panel: A viewed component of a vehicle instrument cluster includes a dial structure. A printed circuit board is arranged on the dial structure and has an outboard surface. A layer of printed ink is arranged on the outboard surface of the printed circuit board. A series of LEDs are arranged on... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070035960 - Illuminated pointer: A gauge assembly includes a pointer that provides one appearance in a non-illuminated condition and different appearance an illuminated pointer for low light conditions. The pointer is selectively illuminated to provide enhanced viewing in low light conditions. The pointer assembly includes a film that provides for desired appearances in daylight... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070035961 - Multi-focal lens for bi-functional headlamp: The headlamp assembly having low beam and high beam operation modes includes a light source, a reflector surface adapted to reflect light from the light source outward to a condenser lens positioned at a distance from the light source. An opaque shield is positioned between the light source and the... Agent: Visteon

20070035962 - Lighting and usability features for key structures and keypads on computing devices: A keypad is provided for a computing device. The keypad includes one or more lighting devices or mechanisms for illuminating a plurality of keys structures. In an embodiment, the plurality of key structures are formed from a milky material.... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20070035963 - Lamp module and projecting apparatus using the same: A light source module comprises a light source, an elliptical reflector and a secondary reflector. The light source is used for generating a beam. The elliptical reflector is used for reflecting and converging the beam, the elliptical reflector has a first focus and second focus, and the center of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070035964 - Brightness enhancement film with improved view angle: A structural shape on the surface of an optical substrate is such that the brightness of diffuse light departing from the surface of the optical substrate at certain off axis angles is reduced, at the expense of a small reduction in peak brightness measured near the viewing axis. The net... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070035965 - Light diffuser tube for an led array: A light diffuser tube (10) for an LED array suitable for use with electronic gaming machines includes a mounting portion (11), a diffusion portion (12) and a body portion (13). The body portion (13) consists of side walls (14 and 15) connected by a base (16) to define therebetween an... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070035966 - Surface light source device and display device: A surface light source device includes a light source unit, a reflector that is disposed to surround the light source unit, and reflects radiation light from the light source unit, and a light guide having an incidence surface on which the radiation light from the light source unit is incident,... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070035967 - Backlight assembly of liquid crystal display: A backlight assembly having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a light guide plate for uniformly guiding light emitted from the LEDs to a liquid crystal substrate is provided. The backlight assembly includes a reflective structure having at least one reflective surface facing the LEDs and tilted at... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070035968 - Surface light emission apparatus: A surface light emission apparatus for a backlight of large size that achieves surface light emission with uniform luminance is provided. The surface light emission apparatus comprises a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix configuration, a sheet disposed opposite to the plurality of light sources so as to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070035969 - Lighting system and display apparatus using the same: The present invention provides a low-cost and highly heat-radiating lighting system and a display apparatus using the same. The lighting system has a plurality of packages, each containing LEDs, lead frames and a transparent sealing material, a heat-radiating substrate and an adhesive layer adapted to bond the packages and the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070030662 - Light power irradiation treatment apparatus: Light power irradiation treatment apparatus having a cabinet adapted to receive the user's body, a through hole being formed at a top side of the cabinet to allow the user to extending his head out of the cabinet; a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting light of different wavelength, LEDs... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070030663 - Lamp holder, lamp assembly having the same, backlight assembly having the same and display device having the same: A lamp holder includes a supporting part and a holding part. The supporting part includes a guiding hole for guiding a wire of a lamp. The holding part protrudes from the supporting part in a longitudinal direction of the lamp. A holding groove is formed at the holding part to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070030664 - A chemiluminescence device: The present invention provides a chemiluminescence device typically comprised of a transparent showing portion, a storing portion and a pump set sandwiched between said showing portion and said storing portion, wherein, a check valve is set upon the path between the storing portion and the pump set for only allowing... Agent: Banger Shia

20070030665 - Lens module: A lens module includes a lens set, a rotation base, an outer case, elastic members, a driving device having a stepping motor and a base frame. The lens set is fixed inside the rotation base that is elastically arranged between an upper case and a lower case by elastic members.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070030666 - Gazing globes and other ornamental objects including light sources and light-activated materials: A light source is used to extend the operating period of light-activated materials in gazing globes and other decorative or ornamental objects. A gazing globe according to the invention includes a hollow glass globe supported on a stand. Photoluminescent, fluorescent or phosphorescent material is deposited on, or embedded in, the... Agent: John G. Posa Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle,

20070030667 - Reflecting member for a surface light source, production process of the reflecting member and use thereof: The reflecting member for a surface light source according to the present invention is characterized by forming a white coating film on the surface of a molded metal part having a prescribed shape. According to the present invention, a reflecting member for a surface light source wherein a white coating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070030668 - Led flashlight with switch element in side surface: A flashlight having a light-emitting diode light source with first and second leads extending therefrom, a power source, a power source frame enclosing at least a portion of the power source; a housing containing the light source and power source, a switch located adjacent the power source and operable to... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. Daniel M. Gurfinkel

20070030669 - Inspection device for objects with a spherical surface: A device (1) for inspecting objects with a substantially spherical surface, such as for example eggs or fruit, comprises optical observation means (8) for observing the objects. The device has a supporting surface (10) for supporting the objects. There is a light source for illuminating the objects. The device also... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070030670 - Light cove: A light cove (20), which is adapted to be secured to a wall (46), includes elongated top and bottom fastening devices (22) and (24), a light-transparent panel section (26), and a plurality of two-piece adjustable supports (28). A light fixture (82) with one or more bulbs (80) is positioned intermediate... Agent: Law Offices Of Clark D. Gross Suite 1200

20070030671 - Renewable energy flashlight: A renewable energy flashlight employing a pair of elastomagnetic repulsion members to assist in reciprocating a charging magnet passing through surrounding induction coils to enhance the efficiency of manually charging a capacitor to power an LED lens amplified flashlight.... Agent: Marcus G Theodore, PC

20070030672 - Led light: The lamp head of an LED utility light provides LED elements, a housing, a power source, and optical means produces from the LED element output a substantially clean and uniform light beam over at least 24-32 inches from the lamp head. In another embodiment, a flexible stalk is connected at... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20070030673 - Spare battery holder: Active and spare battery holders are removably disposed within a battery compartment of a battery operated device such that battery cells in the active holder provide electrical power to operate the device, while battery cells in the spare holder are electrically isolated to prevent their discharge. In one embodiment, upon... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070030674 - Light generating device and display apparatus having the same: A light generating device includes a circuit board and a plurality of light source units. Each of the light source units includes a first light source group and a second light source group. The first light source group includes at least two light sources spaced apart from each other by... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070030675 - Light-emitting diode module for flash and auto-focus application: A flash module has a first light-emitting diode (“LED”) optically coupled to a first lens having a first viewing angle, and a second LED optically coupled to a second lens having a second viewing angle. The second viewing angle is greater than the first viewing angle. A first control signal... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070030676 - Light-emitting module and light-emitting unit: A light-emitting module includes a substrate, multiple light-emitting devices arranged thereon, and a package enclosing the multiple light-emitting devices. The package has multiple optical devices corresponding to the multiple light-emitting devices that converge and emit rays of light emitted from each of the light-emitting devices. When the outgoing rays of... Agent: Rohm Co., Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070030677 - Combination reader: An apparatus for imaging an array of a plurality of features associated with a sample tile. The apparatus includes a stage that supports the sample tile in an illumination region, and an illumination source having a plurality of LEDs adapted to emit light. At least a portion of the light... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070030679 - Light emitting diode display device: The present invention concerns a light emitting diode display device. A plurality of pieces of long printed circuit board, several copper foil lines being etched, are erected. A plurality of led lamps straddle over the perimeter of each printed circuit board by means of soldering each led lamp's pin terminals... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070030678 - Series wiring of highly reliable light sources: The light array of this invention includes a number of columns and rows of LED's connected in a series/parallel combination. The series parallel combinations effectively optimize the impedance, accommodate failure rate, facilitate light mixing, provide a means of imbedding redundancy, and common cathodes or anodes. This arrangement provides a superior... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070030680 - Warning device having light emitting effect: A warning device includes a triangular board, at least one fixing seat mounted on a bottom of the triangular board, and a light emitting unit mounted on the triangular board to emit light outward from the triangular board. Thus, the light emitting members of the light emitting body emit light... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070030681 - Electromechanical structure and method of making same: An electromechanical structure includes a core and a plurality of conductive pins through the core. The pins are configured to form a signal distribution network from a first side of the core to a second side of the core.... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20070030682 - Industrial light fixture with spring-spacer apparatus: An industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member and containing power-related components includes spring-spacer apparatus between the base member and the ballast, such that, with the top member closed with respect to the base member, the spring-spacer apparatus biases the... Agent: Jansson, Shupe, Munger & Antaramian, Ltd

20070030683 - Mounting arrangement for light emitting diodes: A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module includes a heat conductive body portion adapted to conduct heat generated by the LEDs to an adjacent heat sink. As a result,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070030684 - Projecting apparatus and luminance adjusting method thereof: A projecting apparatus includes a lamp module, a reflection module, an image module, a projection module, a photo sensor and a control unit. The lamp module generates a beam of first light. The reflection module receives the beam of first light and reflecting a part of the first light to... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070030685 - Color-changing ornamental objects: An ornamental object comprises a hollow form having at least some transparent or semi-transparent wall sections, and a lighting assembly disposed in the form, the assembly including one or more lights that cycle through different colors to create a decorative effect. In the preferred embodiment the lights are LEDs and... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070030686 - Overhead industrial light fixture with thermal chimney contiguous to recessed socket: In an overhead industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member forming a space, the base member forming a socket-receiving recess, and power-related components in the space, portions of the housing form a vertical airflow thermal chimney immediately adjacent to the... Agent: Jansson, Shupe, Munger & Antaramian, Ltd

20070030687 - Par track light with internal wire way: Disclosed is a PAR track light fixture having an internal wire way. The PAR track light fixture has an opened ring design separating outer ring which peripherally surrounds the outer edge of the PAR lamp. The ring is separated from the socket cup thereby exposing an outer reflector section of... Agent: John F. Salazar Middleton & Reutlinger

20070030688 - Vehicular lamp: A vehicular lamp including a light-emitting element 10 that emits light at a greater diffusion angle in the lateral direction than in the vertical direction, thus enabling the light to be incident on the rear face 34a of a horizontally elongated inner lens 34 with high efficiency. The rear face... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070030689 - Safety device: A safety device comprising a housing, an extendable coil located in the housing, and a light source for illuminating the extendable coil. The extendable coil is translucent and may be extended from a first position to a second position.... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070030690 - Laser light source adapted for lcd back-lit displays: A light source and a display utilizing the same are disclosed. The light source includes a laser, a light pipe, and an optical fiber. The light pipe includes a layer of transparent material having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a first edge. The first optical fiber couples light... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070030691 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight assembly and liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same each include a surface light source including a lower substrate, an upper substrate joined to an outer circumference of the lower substrate and forming a discharge space, and an electrode formed on the joined upper and lower substrates, and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070030692 - Method and apparatus for directing light from a light source: A light guide is configured to direct light from a light source. The light guide has an outer guide member and an inner guide member located in the outer guide member. A light passage is defined through the light guide between the inner and outer guide members. When a first... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070030693 - Convex luminant sign: The present invention relates to an electric sign comprising an front side (2), a rear side (4) and at least one side surface (5, 6, 15) that extends between and links together the front side (2) and the rear side (4), where a light guiding interior of a transparent material... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070030694 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display device is disclosed with high efficiency and high brightness. The backlight assembly includes a light source in which a first light emitting diode and a second light emitting diode are combined, a board where the light source is mounted, and optical sheets... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070030695 - Backlight unit: A backlight unit is provided. The backlight unit comprises a plurality of light emitting lamps arranged in one direction on a bottom surface of a base support. A lower reflection plate is provided on the bottom surface of the base support below the light emitting lamps. A plurality of upper... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070030696 - Backlight module having interconnected light guide plate and light source cover: An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (21) having an incident surface (211) and a side surface (714) between an emission surface (212) and a bottom surface (213), the bottom surface being opposite to the emission surface, the side surface being substantially perpendicular to the incident surface;... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070030697 - Backlight unit, display apparatus comprising the same and control method thereof: A display apparatus including a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light source unit including a plurality of point light sources to provide light to the LCD panel and divided into a plurality of light source areas, a plurality of light source driving parts to supply electric power to the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070030698 - Light guide plate: A light guide plate includes a top surface serving as a light-emitting surface, a bottom surface serving as a reflecting surface, and a periphery having a first side surface serving as an incident surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface. The bottom surface is provided with... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070030699 - Backlight module structure: The present invention provides a backlight module structure. The backlight module structure comprises a frame integral with a light guide plate, a shielding tape and a reflector. An extended portion of the shielding tape or an extended portion of the reflector is used to cover a feed point of a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p

20070030701 - Backlight module with elastic connector clips fixing light source and liquid crystal display having same field of the invention: An exemplary backlight module (200) includes a frame (210), a light guide plate (230) disposed in the frame, and a light source (220) adjacent to the light guide plate. The frame includes a pair of elastic electrically conductive connector clips (280) opposite to each other. The elastic connector clips cooperatively... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070030700 - Backlight module with noise damping protrusion and liquid crystal display with same: An exemplary backlight module includes a frame (16) and a light guide plate (14) positioned in the frame. The frame defines a notch (164), which notch is bounded by a wall of the frame. The light guide plate includes a side surface (141), and an ear (144) extending from the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070030702 - Operating lamp controls: An operating lamp has operator controls that include several operating parameter display fields for displaying adjustable parameters of operating states of the operating lamp, and a control element, such as a manipulable knob, for setting those parameters. The same control element also emits control signals for changing the operating state.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070030703 - Led package having recess in heat conducting part: The invention provides an LED package including an LED chip. In the LED package, a heat conducting part of folded sheet metals has a recess formed thereon to seat the LED chip therein. A package body houses the heat conducting part and directs light generated from the LED chip upward.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070025096 - Display apparatus: An holder or support for a backlit component is disclosed which provides display lighting for the backlit component. The holder may be a one-piece holder and may be made from a polymeric material including one or more fluorescing materials and/or diffusing substances. A trim plate for a backlit display is... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070025097 - Led keyboard of a notebook computer: An LED keyboard of a notebook computer comprises a plurality of interlaced slots, each having a cluster of retaining holes. Roughly at the center of the cluster of retaining holes, there is a flexible body wherein a light-emitting body is installed. Each of the light-emitting bodies has a set of... Agent: Wen-lung Cheng

20070025098 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight assembly includes a light guiding plate having a plurality of color converters formed on at least one surface thereof, and a light source part for supplying light to the light guiding plate.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070025099 - Collection bowl illuminator: A collection bowl illuminator including a reflector for positioning flush against the collection bowl of a fuel filter. The reflector has a semi-circular wall with opposed edges that are doubled back upon one another to define a forwardly opening concavity. The semi-circular wall also has opposed ends that are capped... Agent: Stephen R. Greiner, Esquire Greiner Law Offices, P.C.

20070025100 - Sport safe led helmet: The invention provides an improved helmet for safety. The helmet includes a circuit of LED lights (light emitting diodes) that illuminate around the outer edge of the helmet. The lights are affixed to the outer edge of the helmet with the wire contained between the outer casing of the helmet... Agent: Amy Caruana

20070025101 - Light guide for tools or firearms: A light source guide for attachment to a bottom of a grip of a handgun, a bottom of a firearm magazine, a hand tool or the like, used for resting on top of a portion of the light. The guide is adaptable for receipt on different sizes, shapes, types and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070025102 - Dynamo-powered wearable light assembly: A light assembly includes an electrically powered light source, a hand-powered electric dynamo and a rechargeable battery. The hand-powered electric dynamo has the capability to power the light source and recharge the battery. A fastener is used to detachably mount the light source, dynamo and battery to the user. In... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070025103 - Method and system for attachment of light emitting diodes to circuitry for use in lighting: A method and system for attaching LEDs to circuitry which would protect the LEDs from heat damage and allows for individual LEDs to be removed.... Agent: Timothy Chan

20070025104 - Decorative lamps structure: A decorative lamps structure having an upper lid and a lower lid. A plurality of refractive bodies in irregular shapes are provided on said lids, and an inside liner is provided in the interior of said lids. A plurality of assembly holes are provided in the proper position of said... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070025105 - Vehicular lamp: A metal bracket that supports a plurality of lamp units is configured so as to be housed in the lamp chamber and to be tiltably supported by a lamp body. In this situation, a portion of the lamp body is configured so as to be a heat sink. The heat... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070025106 - Night vision compatible area light fixture: A night vision equipment compatible area light fixture may include a housing, one or more LEDs such as gallium nitride or indium gallium nitride LEDs, and a filter assembly positioned to filter electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 950 nm. The filer may, for example, substantially block electromagnetic radiation with... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070025107 - Heat transfer apparatus: An apparatus for transferring heat between an object and a fluid, the apparatus comprising at least one set of elongate members, the elongate members each having a tip for contacting the object. The tips of the elongate members generally make a point contact with the object and allow heat to... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20070025108 - Mounting light emitting diodes: A flexible circuit has a roll-molded thermoplastic resin base sheet with an integrally molded mounting structure located to receive a light emitting diode device in an illuminating position. The mounting structure is a pin receptacle constructed to receive a pin of the light emitting diode device. An electrically conductive portion... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070025109 - C7, c9 led bulb and embedded pcb circuit board: The invention presents a new design of C7 or C9 type LED bulb and its embedded PCB electronic circuit board structure, comprising a lamp cover, LEDs, a PCB circuit board and a base. The bulb houses one or multiple number of LEDs. The LEDs are soldered on the PCB board... Agent: Jing Jing Yu

20070025110 - Adjustable lamp socket and mounting assembly: A mounting assembly (100) for a lamp socket (105) that is adjustable, comprises a bracket (101) configured to be mechanically coupled to a luminaire assembly and a mounting plate (103) configured to attach to the lamp socket and be mechanically coupled to the bracket and selectively engage the bracket at... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20070025111 - Adjustable lamp socket and mounting assembly: An adjustable mounting assembly (100, 1201) for a lamp socket (105) comprises a bracket (1203) configured to be mechanically coupled to a luminaire assembly and a mounting plate (1205, 1207) configured to attach to the lamp socket and be mechanically coupled to the bracket and to selectively engage the bracket... Agent: Law Offices Of Charles W. Bethards, LLP

20070025112 - Device and method for adjusting the headlight range of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device for automatically adjusting the headlight range of a motor vehicle, comprising at least vertically adjustment headlights comprising a control unit provided with a sensor device which is used to detect vehicle and/or ambient data and an evaluation and control device which is used to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070025113 - Vehicle light apparatus and motorcycle having the light apparatus: A vehicle light apparatus has a lamp bulb that is not visible from the outside and a reflecting area that is not conspicuous when the light is on. An inner lens reflects light, from the lamp bulb toward a lens opening and an outer lens attached to the lens opening... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070025114 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle wherein it is possible to easily identify the state of a headlight and flasher lamps covered with a common outer lens. A a headlight is disposed in a central portion of a light unit in a transverse direction of the motorcycle. A pair of left and right flasher... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070025115 - Thermal insulation structure for vehicle room lamp: In the bulb cassette in the related art, a mounting fixture can be prevented from coming off a case. However, when a space in the case for accommodating a light bulb is small, there arises a problem such that a wall surface which defines the space is thermally deformed by... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070025116 - Vehicle headlamp: A vehicle headlamp is provided with a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a light source disposed at a rear side of a rear side focal point of the projection lens; a reflector which reflects a light emitted from the light... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070025117 - Vehicle headlamp: A headlamp including a metal bracket and a plurality of light source units 50, each unit having a light source, being mounted on the metal bracket 20, and being disposed within a lamp chamber. Irradiation light patterns of the light source units 50 are combined together to form a predetermined... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070025118 - Method and apparatus for reducing visual aberrations: A light source is situated on a headgear device and placed to direct light toward the pupil of the eye at an intensity that causes the iris to constrict, resulting in a smaller pupil. This prevents the light scattering due to ophthalmic surgery or eye injury from entering the eye,... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20070025119 - [led module]: An LED module is disclosed to include a light guide tube, two LEDs provided at the two ends of the light guide tube, a reflector strip, which has an arched reflecting surface for reflecting light from the LEDs, and a converter for converting input power supply to the desired working... Agent: Ledtech Electronics Corp.

20070025120 - Decorations with optic fibers: The present invention provides an illuminated decorative item, a decorative item made of ribbon and an illumination circuitry for a decorative item made of ribbon. The illuminated decorative item comprises a decorative body created with at least one elongated strip of material, the body having a base; a light source... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070025121 - Surface light source: A surface light source comprising a light emitting part (11) consisting of a single spot light source, and a light guide plate (12), wherein a reflection plane (13) is provided on the back side of the light guide plate and a prism pattern (15) is also provided. A directional light... Agent: William F Lawrence Frommer Lawrence & Haug